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we’ll be counting down our picks for the
top 10 greatest arcs in anime before we
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content for this list we’ll be looking
at the arcs found in anime series that
thrilled us to no end either because of
their character interactions incredible
animation breathtaking fight scenes or
just because they brought all the fields
with them keep in mind we’ll only be
doing shown in series and one arc per
series and there might be a few spoilers
down the line number 10 do swilled
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Stardust
Crusaders okay okay it’s only a few
episodes long but for God’s sake how
after so much searching so many battles
against Stan users Jotaro and company
finally find themselves taking on the
Joestar family’s greatest foe so corny
all in Osseo should automatically
unfortunately for them not only is do a
vampire but he also possesses arguably
the most powerful stand this culminates
in a brutal brawl as Jotaro struggles to
finish what his ancestor started so many
decades ago a task made infinitely more
difficult when faced with the time
stopping power of the world number 9
Shogun assassination Gintama Taco yummo
yozo-san Linda
well this exceptionally extensive
franchise has managed to fine-tune the
art of parody and satire to its say it’s
worth noting that when did toki and the
others want to they end up creating some
of the most brutal and exhilarating
fight scenes in all of anime which is
pretty much the reason why this arc
manages to stand above its many others
with the Shogun’s life on the line Kim
finally settles the score with this
needless to say they nearly tear each
other to pieces in the process and we
can be happier
number 8 Battle City ukyo duel monsters
goes to show that with the right amount
of tension pacing and crazy characters
take you cow with the arrival of the
villainous Marik his rare hunters and
the insanely awesome Egyptian god cards
the series takes everything great about
the Duelist Kingdom Ark and took it to
new heights
you’ve been talking about winning my
Egyptian god card this entire tool now
it’s time for you to experience its
power with a shadow game around every
turn plenty of unfortunate duelists
losing their cells the much awaited
rematch between Yugi and Kaiba as well
as an intriguing antagonist
number seven Kyoto rurouni kenshin
makoto shishio the perfect fall – there
were multiple Kenshin the second
manslayer was just what the series
needed a seize control of this country
the new Japan will become stronger under
my leadership
that’s the justice that will guide me in
my noble cause over time we were
introduced to the pair’s differing
ideologies on killing love and life
itself all leading up to their destined
fight and boy oh boy does it not
not only the action scenes something to
boast about especially for a classic
series but the conclusion only
solidifies why these two are icons the
final secret door now if only we could
forget about season three number six the
dark tournament
yuu-yuu hakusho who doesn’t love a
tournament arc while various anime have
managed to produce some stellar battles
in this format it’s fair to say that
they’re all just chasing the shadow left
behind this demonic slugfest as the
death matches escalate our favorite
spirit detective and his allies find
themselves engaging in everything from a
good ol round of fisticuffs on a nice
edge all the way to a final bout with
the near invulnerable to Goro
let’s see Oh three months of training
paid off the boys all get a chance to
shine here with Hiei showing off the
power of the Dragon of the darkness
flame Yusuke unlocking his true
potential even Kuwabara gets his own
macho speech number five pains assault
naruto shippuden fueled by vengeance
motivated by the desire to erase
suffering the knuckleheaded ninja and
the leader of the Akatsuki were similar
in more ways than they would ever like
to admit I have no need of you right now
after decimating the hidden leaf village
Payne and his six pants take on Naruto
in a battle to decide the fate of the
ninja world but know this my pain is
still far greater than here not only is
the fight as explosive as you would have
expected but it managed to make great
use of the emotional tension left over
from Jiraiya’s death symbolic and
action-packed
this was a clear example of the series
number four chimera ant hunter hunter
well he could easily say that everything
that happened with the Phantom troop was
more eventful
what made this Ark so gratifying was
it’s meditation on character not just
gone but regarding the series ultimate
villain marilyn as dark reflections of
one another this aren’t chronicled how
the young hunter and the king of the
ants came face to face with the cruelty
of the world as well as where they stand
as individuals
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the short answer being as immeasurable
engines of destruction the fact that
series contains the awesomeness that is
Marilyn versus net arrow and Gahan
number three Soul Society
bleach you have to give it to bleach
it’s silly went out of his way with his
first major aunt and presented us with
the perfect introduction to the
militarized life that was soul Society
I’ve come here to rescue you
got it as he desperately tries to save
his friend Rukia from execution ichigo
finds himself branding his blade against
the combined might of the gotei 13 from
ichigo’s fights with kampachi and
byakuya all the way to the surprising
reveal at the end the fact that there
are too many awesome moments in this art
to count solidifies the soul society as
one of animes best arcs a miracle only
happens once ah so what do you call this
number two water seven one piece
considering that this series is so good
even some filler arcs shine we really
struggled to pin just one down but
eventually we had to relent and go with
the time the straw hats declared war on
the whole world
yo morons can’t challenge the entire
in order to save the life of fellow crew
mate Robin Luffy and the others end up
facing off against the world
government’s deadliest assassins as you
might expect the fight scenes here were
off the chain before we reveal our
number one pick here are a few honorable
number one Frieza Dragonball Z the
events on Planet Namek are what made the
series the juggernaut that it is
primarily due to the actions of a
sitting tyrannical alien Overlord you
must be Frieza
the one responsible for the horrible
chain of events that have taken place on
this planet where do we start
the namekian massacre the battle against
the ginyu force
Vegeta’s lament Goku’s turning into a
super saiyan some of the greatest
moments in Dragonball are full on
display here of course we can’t dismiss
the sheer magnetism of Freese’s
villainous charm who can forget about
his marathon long battle with goku on a
dying planet or his supposed demise that
is own hand
no matter the highs and lows that came
after too many this will always stand as
the pinnacle you can destroy planets but
you can never destroy what I am friend
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